National Audio 6:55 PM ET

National Audio 6:55 PM ET

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National Audio 6:55 PM ET

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NAT110 - (Syria) UNDATED. x-13s. U-S-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa on Tuesday after gaining control of the northern city that once was the heart of the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate. U-S State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says now that they have a firm grasp on the city, there is a lot of work to do. ("..clean water.") (SOURCE:The Associated Press)

TAG: Militants took over the vibrant metropolis on the Euphrates River in 2014, transforming it into the epicentre of their brutal rule, where opponents were beheaded and terror plots hatched.

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NAT111 - (United-Passenger-Removed) UNDATED. x-33s. Two security officers have been fired in Chicago over an incident in April in which a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight. …